Photos: Deadly Iran quake causes devastation

FARSHID TIGHEHSAZ/AFP/GettyImages08.13.2012

Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in a village, near the town of Varzaqan, after twin earthquakes hit northwestern Iran on August 11, 2012. The two devastating earthquakes in northwest Iran killed around 180 people and injured hundreds as rescue teams were striving to dig survivors out of the rubble.

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Iranians search the ruins of buildings at the village of Bajebaj near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, after Saturday's earthquake. Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed.(AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)

Iranians mourn for their loved ones, in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, who were killed in twin earthquakes that hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Officials in Iran called a halt to rescue operations following twin quakes that devastated scores of villages, killing 250 people and injuring hundreds, saying all survivors had been located and saved.ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages

A female victim of Saturday's earthquake makes her way on the ruins of buildings in a village near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed.(AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Mahsa Jamali)

An Iranian resident from the village of Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, stands on top of the rubble of his destroyed home on August 12, 2012, as rescue workers search for survivors, after twin earthquakes hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Iran wrapped up rescue operations in hundreds of villages flattened by twin earthquakes the day before in its northwest, as officials gave a new toll of 227 dead and 1,380 injured in the disaster.ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages

An Iranian woman and a man grieve after they loved ones were killed during Saturday's earthquake at the village of Bajebaj near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed.(AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)

Iranian residents rescue a woman in the rubble of a house in Sourmah village, near the town of Varzaqan, after twin earthquakes hit northwestern Iran on August 11, 2012. The woman had pulse when she was rescued and taken into an ambulance. The two devastating earthquakes in northwest Iran killed around 180 people and injured hundreds as rescue teams were striving to dig survivors out of the rubbleFARSHID TIGHEHSAZ/AFP/GettyImages

A general view shows the destruction in Ishikhli village, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, after twin earthquakes hit northwestern Iran the day before. Officials in Iran on August 12, called a halt to rescue operations following the quakes that devastated scores of northwestern villages, killing 250 people and injuring hundreds, saying all survivors had been located and saved.FARSHID TIGHEHSAZ/AFP/GettyImages

Iranians mourn over the covered bodies of loved ones in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, who were killed in twin earthquakes that hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Officials in Iran called a halt to rescue operations following twin quakes that devastated scores of villages, killing 250 people and injuring hundreds, saying all survivors had been located and saved.ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages

Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, after twin earthquakes hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Iran wrapped up rescue operations in hundreds of villages flattened by twin earthquakes the day before in its northwest, as officials gave a new toll of 227 dead and 1,380 injured in the disaster.ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages

Iranians mourn over the covered bodies of loved ones in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, who were killed in twin earthquakes that hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Officials in Iran called a halt to rescue operations following twin quakes that devastated scores of villages, killing 250 people and injuring hundreds, saying all survivors had been located and saved.ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages

An Iranian woman grieves after her loved ones were killed during Saturday's earthquake at the village of Bajebaj near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed.(AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)

Iranian residents walk amongst the rubble of destroyed houses in the village of Amir-Ali Kandi, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, after twin earthquakes hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Iran wrapped up rescue operations in hundreds of villages flattened by twin earthquakes the day before in its northwest, as officials gave a new toll of 227 dead and 1,380 injured in the disaster.ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages

An Iranian man and woman stand on top of the rubble of their destroyed house in the village of Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, on August 12, 2012, after twin earthquakes hit northwestern Iran on August 11. Officials in Iran called a halt to rescue operations following twin quakes that devastated scores of villages, killing 250 people and injuring hundreds, saying all survivors had been located and saved.ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages

Rescuers assist in Iran after two deadly earthquakes.Reuters
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Iranian medics treat a man who was injured in an earthquake in the town of Varzaqan some 60 kms northeast of Tabriz, on August 11, 2012. Twin devastating earthquakes in northwest Iran killed around 180 people and injured hundreds as rescue teams were striving to dig survivors out of the rubble.ALI HAMED HAGHDOOST
/ AFP/Getty Images

A woman talks as she tends her injured loved one after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed.Ali Hamed Haghdoust
/ AP

Injured Iranians lie on the grass outside a hospital in the town of Ahar, some 60 kms east of Tabriz, after a strong earthquake hit northwestern Iran on August 11, 2012. Two strong quakes in quick succession struck towns and destroyed villages in northwest Iran killing more than 85 people and injuring hundreds, officials said.KAMEL ROUHI
/ AFP/Getty Images

Injured Iranians lie on the grass outside a hospital in the town of Ahar, some 60 kms east of Tabriz, after a strong earthquake hit northwestern Iran on August 11, 2012. Two strong quakes in quick succession struck towns and destroyed villages in northwest Iran killing more than 85 people and injuring hundreds, officials said.KAMEL ROUHI
/ AFP/Getty Images

Iranian residents spend the night outside their homes in the town of Varzaqan some 60 kms northeast of Tabriz, after a strong earthquake hit the town, on August 11, 2012. Twin devastating earthquakes in northwest Iran killed around 180 people and injured hundreds as rescue teams were striving to dig survivors out of the rubble.ALI HAMED HAGHDOOST
/ AFP/Getty Images

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